What does reconciliation mean?
Reconciliation means God does whatever the sinner needs done on his behalf to bring him back to Himself, resulting in full reconciliation. It is tied to justification through faith in Jesus, based on His death, burial, and resurrection, and reconciled believers receive a ministry of reconciliation.
Les places reconciliation in 2 Corinthians chapter 5 and says it means God will do whatever the sinner needs done on his behalf to bring him back to Himself—full reconciliation. This is all tied to the same concept as justification, which comes to the one who believes in Jesus and rests on His death, burial, and resurrection. Les notes it does not stop there: Paul says God has given to us, not only to himself but to every reconciled believer, a ministry of reconciliation.